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on monday for the public inauguration, he will use the lincoln bible and martin luther king, jr.'s, traveling bible. >> stephen: that's a freaky bible three-way! and it's so transparent that old hollywood hussein over here, used lincoln's bible only to ride the popularity of spielberg's blockbuster. the same reason back in '92 clinton hopped on the "basic instinct" wagon by swearing in on sharon stone's vagina. [ laughter ] an oath he kept, by the way. [ laughter ] don't get me wrong they put on a good show with our money. you've got beyonce, kelly clarkson, james taylor. and i have to admit, this shows how far we've come as a nation. a black guy who likes james taylor? ♪ because i've seen fire and i've seen rain ♪ ♪ but i've never seen a black guy at your show ♪ [ laughter ] then came the presidential pride parade, with eight floats from obama and biden's home states hawaii, illinois, pennsylvania, and delaware which honored delaware by just driving through the parade on its way to somewhere else. [ laughter ] and of course, this being democrats, there had to be a liberal
on monday for the public inauguration, he will use the lincoln bible and martin luther king, jr.'s, traveling bible. >> stephen: that's a freaky bible three-way! and it's so transparent that old hollywood hussein over here, used lincoln's bible only to ride the popularity of spielberg's blockbuster. the same reason back in '92 clinton hopped on the "basic instinct" wagon by swearing in on sharon stone's vagina. [ laughter ] an oath he kept, by the way. [ laughter ] don't get me...
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first by the lincoln bible, the same bible used by president lincoln when he was sworn in 1861. that will be on top of the king family bible, which has been graciously provided for the ceremony by the king family. kelly clerks and will then sink, -- clarkson will then sing, "my country 'tis of thee." excited that the youngest ever inaugural poet, the first lgbt and latino inaugural poet will be joining us. the ceremony will and with beyonce singing -- wil enl end with beyonce singing the national anthem. the bibles are very historic and symbolic. the 50th anniversary of the march on washington in 1963. i would like to have it over to our partners at -- hand it over to our partners at jtf. >> thank you. i am colonel michelle roberts. our task force has a responsibility for planning and coordinating all of the military ceremonial support. once the luncheon is complete, the president, first lady and vice president in will be escorted to were the will greet the commander of the task force. he will escort him down the steps to take what is called the pact in review. -- path in review
first by the lincoln bible, the same bible used by president lincoln when he was sworn in 1861. that will be on top of the king family bible, which has been graciously provided for the ceremony by the king family. kelly clerks and will then sink, -- clarkson will then sing, "my country 'tis of thee." excited that the youngest ever inaugural poet, the first lgbt and latino inaugural poet will be joining us. the ceremony will and with beyonce singing -- wil enl end with beyonce singing...
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. >> look at lincoln's inauguration. he to sneak into the capital under the cover of darkness because there were fears of assassination plots. in his second inaugural, the war is still raging and guess who is there. john wilts booth and tries to break through the crowd and get to lincoln and he's restrained. that may have been his first attempt to assassinate lincoln. and of course franklin roosevelt inaugurated in 1933 at the depths of the great depression and yet he's still able to inspire and uplift the american people to expect something new and something better. >> right, and i've heard a lot of people bantering this about. i mean, inaugurations aren't cheap. they do cost money. we do raise some private funds. lot of private funds through the inaugural committees, but we're looking at maybe $50 million at least. and some people have said, look, this is a second term. why do we need an inauguration? dot swearing in and move on. >> i think that's wrong, wrong, wrong. the price we pay as taxpayers is a small one. most
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>> references to lincoln, he uses the declaration -- lincoln's appropriation of the declaration to talk about how we as a nation have to come together. i was very struck by this notion of unionism. these united states of america, not america's one nation but the notion that people coming together and by doing all of those kinds of things i think he is forcing this issue. >> actually looking at jay-z and paul ryan. beyonce and paul, just don't get this together. only in america. >> i want to ask you guys a little bit about the idea of a political speech or policy speech, i heard it, too, when he talked about that we cannot mistake absolutism for principle, it seemed like he was speaking to house republican, am i right? >> as i said he went after them on the takers, the absolutism made the point we have to act now. >> amazing shot there in the rotunda of the capital. thank you very much, mark, as they head in to do ceremonial work and signing, the president and vice president. i'm sorry, david. >> i was just saying he will have discussion now in the country. i think it's good. i think he'
>> references to lincoln, he uses the declaration -- lincoln's appropriation of the declaration to talk about how we as a nation have to come together. i was very struck by this notion of unionism. these united states of america, not america's one nation but the notion that people coming together and by doing all of those kinds of things i think he is forcing this issue. >> actually looking at jay-z and paul ryan. beyonce and paul, just don't get this together. only in america....
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president lincoln took the oath with it back in 1861. president obama used it during his last inauguration and will use it again during today's public ceremony. he will also use a bible that belonged to dr. martin luther king, jr. today will surely be a very busy day for the first family. >> the obamas will proceed to the inauguration ceremony at the capital. the president has invited several special guests to attend today's ceremony including merley evers williams. she is the widow of slain civil rights leader medgar evers. also taping is richard blanco. his poems center around the idea of the american experience. >>> once the ceremony concludes, the president, vice president and their wives will take their celebratory walk from the u.s. capitol to the white house. >> they will be followed for the entire mile by thousands of people taking part in the inaugural parade. lauren demarco has more on that. >> reporter: four of the eight inaugural parade floats represent the states where the president and vice president were born as well as wh
president lincoln took the oath with it back in 1861. president obama used it during his last inauguration and will use it again during today's public ceremony. he will also use a bible that belonged to dr. martin luther king, jr. today will surely be a very busy day for the first family. >> the obamas will proceed to the inauguration ceremony at the capital. the president has invited several special guests to attend today's ceremony including merley evers williams. she is the widow of...
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really is a scholar of abraham lincoln. he likes talking about him. one is looking for him to rip off of lincoln's second inaugural tomorrow. >> how will he get through the impasse of washington and the antipathy of the republicans? how can he force through his agenda in a smart way? >> like dr. king he's won a noble peace prize. he's an international figure and the world will be watching tomorrow. he's going to have to do some things quickly. by march you'll have the fiscal debate. i think he's got to push gun control very quickly and then he'll have to deal with an explosive international situation that's going on in north africa, syria, iran. there's not a moment that he can rest. he at least doesn't have to transition to washington, d.c. this has been his home for four years and it will be his home for four more. >> i get the feeling that republicans realize that continuing to be at war with the president isn't in the best for national interest. >> yet to be seen because of the way money has hit politics now. there's a
really is a scholar of abraham lincoln. he likes talking about him. one is looking for him to rip off of lincoln's second inaugural tomorrow. >> how will he get through the impasse of washington and the antipathy of the republicans? how can he force through his agenda in a smart way? >> like dr. king he's won a noble peace prize. he's an international figure and the world will be watching tomorrow. he's going to have to do some things quickly. by march you'll have the fiscal debate....
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. >> it's interesting you mention lincoln. a lot of people believe his second inaugural address is the last time we had a strong inaugural address. brett o'donnell, thank you. appreciate that. >> good to be with you. >>> the parade, the parties, the pomp, the circumstance, we'll dig into it all on this special edition of "early start." stay with us. >>> welcome back, everybody. let me explain to you where we are this morning. you're looking at a beautiful shot of the capitol. that's exactly where i am. in fact, earlier you heard john berman bragging about what a great spot he has. he is just above me. i'm actually -- maybe i have a better spot. i'm a little bit lower than john berman which means i'm right above all the 1600 people who have literally have some of the best seats in the house as they take a look looking up into the capitol. the capitol is to my left and behind me. straight ahead of me is where we were reporting from yesterday, the far end of mall which means if you remember four years ago, there were roughly 2 mi
. >> it's interesting you mention lincoln. a lot of people believe his second inaugural address is the last time we had a strong inaugural address. brett o'donnell, thank you. appreciate that. >> good to be with you. >>> the parade, the parties, the pomp, the circumstance, we'll dig into it all on this special edition of "early start." stay with us. >>> welcome back, everybody. let me explain to you where we are this morning. you're looking at a beautiful...
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i'm referring to "lincoln." basically the republican party keeps talking on two sides of their face and not being hon west the american people they just don't like this president. but that's one of the reasons why the president recognizes his vacuum when it comes to that leadership. that's why he keeps sending vice president biden down to the congress to the negotiate on his behalf because they just don't like him. >> let's look at the record, maria teresa. speaker boehner has declined invitations to state dinners for each of the following countries, south korea, germany, china, mexico, india, and, of course, great britain. as for republican senate leader mitch mcconnell he turned down invasions for the state dinners of india and china. he even declined to come to the white house then the president was celebrating his home state's college basketball championships. but it's the president's fault that republicans aren't comfortable with him. explain that to me. >> something that may not be well-known is when boehn
i'm referring to "lincoln." basically the republican party keeps talking on two sides of their face and not being hon west the american people they just don't like this president. but that's one of the reasons why the president recognizes his vacuum when it comes to that leadership. that's why he keeps sending vice president biden down to the congress to the negotiate on his behalf because they just don't like him. >> let's look at the record, maria teresa. speaker boehner has...
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well, ed, why don't you talk about lincoln's second inaugural and the fact nobody thought that was a big deal. >> yeah, if you go back and read the press, the inaugural speech considered the greatest in american history now that we actually study and there's very few we do, lincoln's second inaugural, binding up the wounds of the nation and so forth. the response at the time was what was that? what's he actually going to do with the south now? >> yeah, what kind of program is that? >> how did we get to -- how did we get to a tradition of having poets? it seems like every inaugural we have a poet. >> it's not a tradition. >> john f. kennedy was the first one. >> robert frost in 1961. >> in our lifetimes, don. >> our lifetimes. >> not yours, but ours. >> yeah, you're right. that was pretty close. i started thinking about that ever since -- when maya angelou gave her poem. and i was like, when did we start --. >> it's a great tradition. i think the only thing better would be having a historian. >> or three historians. >> we do mythology at inauguration and created a myth at the first on
well, ed, why don't you talk about lincoln's second inaugural and the fact nobody thought that was a big deal. >> yeah, if you go back and read the press, the inaugural speech considered the greatest in american history now that we actually study and there's very few we do, lincoln's second inaugural, binding up the wounds of the nation and so forth. the response at the time was what was that? what's he actually going to do with the south now? >> yeah, what kind of program is that?...
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lincoln's was only 700 words in 1865. a lot of people think it was the greatest speech a president ever delivered. >> it was the greatest speech a president ever delivered. the nation was in the throes of a civil war. lincoln was exhausted. before he gave the speech he spent time in the capitol signing bills. there was a lot to work to be done. >> with malice toward none and charity for all. obviously the civil war was about to end and he was very concerned in his speech about binding up the nation's wounds. >> he faced really great challenges. the nation was very much divided. he struck the right tone. a tone all presidents including barack obama have learned from or need to learn from. >> shep? shepard: the announcing of the entrance and seating of the vice president. let's listen. [crowd noise] ♪ . >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united states joseph r., biden accompanied by -- [inaudible] [cheers and applause] >> joe, joe, joe. [applause] ♪ . shepard: the president is walking out. about to be an
lincoln's was only 700 words in 1865. a lot of people think it was the greatest speech a president ever delivered. >> it was the greatest speech a president ever delivered. the nation was in the throes of a civil war. lincoln was exhausted. before he gave the speech he spent time in the capitol signing bills. there was a lot to work to be done. >> with malice toward none and charity for all. obviously the civil war was about to end and he was very concerned in his speech about...
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there's electricity about it. >> it's referred to as the lincoln bible, but the curator points out lincoln did not own this bible, it was given to him by william thomas carroll, so lincoln never read it or made notes, and for that reason scholars find it useless as a source in understanding the great man, but the book does tell us something about ourselves, how we honor these objects that were created by the ancestors, and this book while held for only a brief time by president lincoln is somehow imbeaued with his spirit, and it has power. >> it gives us windows for the imagination to go there, and this was handled by abraham lincoln and it has a quality that pictures and virtual reality will never provide for us, and this makes history real. >>> president obama will be sworn in tomorrow using two bibles. the lincoln bible and dr. martin luther king jr.'s bible, and they will be stacked on top of each other. >>> and then a wreath laying ceremony along the title basin to mark mlk day which is tomorrow. it begins at noon. >>> hundreds of people marched and rallied to keep king's dream alive,
there's electricity about it. >> it's referred to as the lincoln bible, but the curator points out lincoln did not own this bible, it was given to him by william thomas carroll, so lincoln never read it or made notes, and for that reason scholars find it useless as a source in understanding the great man, but the book does tell us something about ourselves, how we honor these objects that were created by the ancestors, and this book while held for only a brief time by president lincoln is...
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marrying that with the lincoln bible. obviously, president obama feels so strongly about the role that abraham lincoln meant. and the president understands that history shapes not just him. but what he loves about the past, how much it shapes who we are as a country today. >> and we're looking at, of course, the martin luther king memorial, which is off to the left, as the president looks out from that platform. >> author of the president obama, "the bridge," talks about how he grew out of the civil rights movement, led by martin luther king. you write in the book, david, that race has been at the core of president obama's story. but it's not been in the foreground of his presidency. >> that's true. he's gotten some criticism for that from some bloack leaders. he views his presence in the white house is essential. and everything he can do, whether it's improving the economy or keeping the united states safe, improves the lives of all americans. he's very wary of being the president of black america. he's insistent on bein
marrying that with the lincoln bible. obviously, president obama feels so strongly about the role that abraham lincoln meant. and the president understands that history shapes not just him. but what he loves about the past, how much it shapes who we are as a country today. >> and we're looking at, of course, the martin luther king memorial, which is off to the left, as the president looks out from that platform. >> author of the president obama, "the bridge," talks about...
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>> every one. >> abraham lincoln worshiped at st. john's on sunday evening. >> president lincoln came after the service started, it is in the back pew right in the very back of the clutch and he did not want to disturb the congregation so he came left and he left early. >> madison sat in the middle of the church in pew54. that is the president's pew. >> wore gets out the president is coming to worship, you feel like the church is going to tilt over because so many people are on that one side. >> the reverend shows us a book of prayer signed by every president since hoover. >> what a piece of american history. >> we pray you will shower the elected leaderses of this land and especially george, our president, and richard, our vice president, with your life-giving spirit. >> the reverend game the invocation at the bush's second innothing reality and will deliver the benediction tomorrow giving a preview. >> the benediction is asking for god's blessing calling us forth to our better nature and my gravest concern where we find ourselves i
>> every one. >> abraham lincoln worshiped at st. john's on sunday evening. >> president lincoln came after the service started, it is in the back pew right in the very back of the clutch and he did not want to disturb the congregation so he came left and he left early. >> madison sat in the middle of the church in pew54. that is the president's pew. >> wore gets out the president is coming to worship, you feel like the church is going to tilt over because so many...
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the lincoln bible. so much history in this small box. >> i was thinking this big bible but it's actually pretty tiny. >> the monumental mentality of the moment has been confused with the size of the bible. it's a small family bible. >> 150 years ago, the president who freed the slave abraham lincoln, put his hand on this bible and swore to uphold the constitution. >> these are objects that seem to store the energy of a moment and they are physical objects that have traveled through time and culture to us. >> mark is the chief of the rare books collection at the u.s. library of congress. lincoln's inauguration day, march 4th, 1861. >> there's this incredible moment where lincoln walking out on stage and gives this magnificent inaugural address and uses this bible to swear in in a moment when the country is so divided. >> a country so politically torn and on the verge of war, lincoln had to be mug geled in because of assassination threats. lincoln didn't have his family bible with him so he borrowed one f
the lincoln bible. so much history in this small box. >> i was thinking this big bible but it's actually pretty tiny. >> the monumental mentality of the moment has been confused with the size of the bible. it's a small family bible. >> 150 years ago, the president who freed the slave abraham lincoln, put his hand on this bible and swore to uphold the constitution. >> these are objects that seem to store the energy of a moment and they are physical objects that have...
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and the other abraham lincoln. supreme court justice warren vice- president joe biden for his second term >> the joseph biden jr. solemn we swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states >> he also unofficially took the oath of office yesterday. president obama expressed hope for the future in his inaugural address. he called for fidelity to our founding principles. while also increasing your responses to new challenges. >> a decade of war is now ending. ifan economic recovery has begun. we possess all of the >> hughes in drive. diversity and open this. endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention. >> the president will be presenting more details of his second term policy goals. he said the nation must confront the needs of a rising middle class. >> the commitments we make to each other through medicare and medicaid, these things did not stab our nation a strengthen us. they did not make us a nation of takers. a free us to take the risk that makes this country great. >> for a rea
and the other abraham lincoln. supreme court justice warren vice- president joe biden for his second term >> the joseph biden jr. solemn we swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states >> he also unofficially took the oath of office yesterday. president obama expressed hope for the future in his inaugural address. he called for fidelity to our founding principles. while also increasing your responses to new challenges. >> a decade of war is now...
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>> interesting. >> you said lincoln was the right man for the time. in your article, i don't have it in front of me, i'm paraphrasing, you said lincoln was reviled and he was loved at the same time. think many people would feel the same way about president obama now. >> yes. >> do you think people knew that about link unand do you think it's the same about president obama now? >> you know, whenever there's a move toward something that's new, that's not part of the old paradigm, there are reactionary forces. we have a partisan country now where we have these forces, progressive forces on the one side and extreme, ultra, ideological reactionary forces, but to president obama's credit, he does not get drawn into the melodrama. if there's one thing i can say about him is that he stays sober. his hallmark is sobriety, to the extent that people think he's too intellectual. but it's not that. he understands that not getting into the melodrama allows him to come up with creative solution and he does not actually worsen the situation. he is a very interesting,
>> interesting. >> you said lincoln was the right man for the time. in your article, i don't have it in front of me, i'm paraphrasing, you said lincoln was reviled and he was loved at the same time. think many people would feel the same way about president obama now. >> yes. >> do you think people knew that about link unand do you think it's the same about president obama now? >> you know, whenever there's a move toward something that's new, that's not part of the...
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that is the lesson of lincoln. in the first inaugural he talked about appealing to the better angels of our nature and then we went to war. he tried. president obama has tried. i think presidents have to change, try to change the culture in which they are placed. in this case, this division that we have in the country isn't going to be healed. it wasn't healed by president clinton. it wasn't healed by president bush. it has not been healed by president obama be . >> you're saying it doesn't matter what he says tomorrow. he should just be ruthless. >> i think he's got to pursue his agenda with way president lincoln did. yes, with relentless commitment. i think the central political miscalculation of his first term is he thought his mere presence would bank those partisan. >> you're going to be saying yada, yada in his head. >> i think the more elegant way to say this -- >> what my client meant to say. >> i think he needs to say he wants unity but not unity at all costs. there's something more important that be just
that is the lesson of lincoln. in the first inaugural he talked about appealing to the better angels of our nature and then we went to war. he tried. president obama has tried. i think presidents have to change, try to change the culture in which they are placed. in this case, this division that we have in the country isn't going to be healed. it wasn't healed by president clinton. it wasn't healed by president bush. it has not been healed by president obama be . >> you're saying it...
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it beat out "lincoln" for drama. i loved "argo." i've only been to a couple of movies in my life where people applaud. after all, it's a movie. who are you applauding, the projectionist? you're applauding because you want to applaud. they did it at the end of this movie. it's such a thrilling example of an american with a can-do ability we seem to have lost. the other was "lost horizon," the frank capra movie. that's about nirvana, shangri-la. you can't beat that story. the foreign press, they just jumped on this and chose it over "lincoln." >> i have to say, having ben affleck there helped the hollywood foreign press association. really does ten to favor star-driven projects, if you look back at their history. but i also think that the time has come. we've gone through the period where the academy, the motion picture academy has awarded some pretty hard-hitting pictures, "hurt locker" being an example which really looked at the iraq war. but i think this is kind of maybe a new kind of patriotism. it's not as jingoistic as maybe "to
it beat out "lincoln" for drama. i loved "argo." i've only been to a couple of movies in my life where people applaud. after all, it's a movie. who are you applauding, the projectionist? you're applauding because you want to applaud. they did it at the end of this movie. it's such a thrilling example of an american with a can-do ability we seem to have lost. the other was "lost horizon," the frank capra movie. that's about nirvana, shangri-la. you can't beat that...
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tomorrow he'll use the lincoln bible. a lot to talk about tonight, vice president biden took the oath earlier, his residence the naval observatory. sonia sotomayor doing the honors there. yesterday during a surprise appearance at the iowa inaugural ball the vice president did -- well, sort of a joe biden. >> i'm proud to be president of the united states. but i'm prouder to be -- >> a few seconds ago he corrected himself. a few minutes ago, he and his wife and the president and the first lady all spoke at a celebration. the subject was hair, specifically michelle obama's new bangs. >> first of all, i love michelle obama. and to address the most significant event of this weekend, i love her bangs. she looks good. she always looks good. >> president obama just earlier tonight. raw politics looking ahead to tomorrow and, of course, looking ahead at the next four years, we have a team of professionals here, who have seen a lot of presidential history being made. republican consultant margaret hoover joining us, ari fleischer,
tomorrow he'll use the lincoln bible. a lot to talk about tonight, vice president biden took the oath earlier, his residence the naval observatory. sonia sotomayor doing the honors there. yesterday during a surprise appearance at the iowa inaugural ball the vice president did -- well, sort of a joe biden. >> i'm proud to be president of the united states. but i'm prouder to be -- >> a few seconds ago he corrected himself. a few minutes ago, he and his wife and the president and the...
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of course today is the marking of that day, mlk day, and one of abraham lincoln. how do you see this moment in the context of that struggle because that was resonant and poignant, wasn't it? >> it was very powerful, and keep in mind he said something, martin, that tied it all together. he said that we realized long ago that we could not survive and thrive as half slave state and half free. and basically i think what he was saying is we've come a long way, and i think he showed what lincoln did to make the country stronger, again having a vision of what we could do, and then i think he tried to use that to say, okay, now a lot has happened in between those times. we still face difficulties, but let's, again, be inspired by the aspiration of those who came before us so that each person could pursue happiness, you know, life, liberty, and property, and do it in a way that made sense. so i really think -- as i listened to chris, i couldn't help but think of a note i wrote while the president was speaking. i wrote the president is not trying to take us to common ground
of course today is the marking of that day, mlk day, and one of abraham lincoln. how do you see this moment in the context of that struggle because that was resonant and poignant, wasn't it? >> it was very powerful, and keep in mind he said something, martin, that tied it all together. he said that we realized long ago that we could not survive and thrive as half slave state and half free. and basically i think what he was saying is we've come a long way, and i think he showed what...
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but the reason he likes lincoln so much is lincoln is sort of the ultimate fighter, the president who unified a nation during a time of incredible division. and so all presidents look to him as the one who persevered through the worst. so no one wants to compare themselves to him, because it would not be humble. so they're always careful to say they don't. but, you know, they like to quote him. so president obama, i'm told, has been quoting him a lot. and especially daniel day lewis. and daniel day lewis was there at a dinner the residence with a lot of the cast. >> this is going to be very exciting for all the people who have been on the national mall, who now have gone to the parade ground. we see the president approaching starting the parade route. they, the first family will take their seats and then watch as the rest of the parade goes by. >> this is the pivot point of the day. now we go to celebration. we have a parade. a celebration for the president and the vice president, but also for the country. you mentioned the variety, the diversity of the floats and the bands and overs
but the reason he likes lincoln so much is lincoln is sort of the ultimate fighter, the president who unified a nation during a time of incredible division. and so all presidents look to him as the one who persevered through the worst. so no one wants to compare themselves to him, because it would not be humble. so they're always careful to say they don't. but, you know, they like to quote him. so president obama, i'm told, has been quoting him a lot. and especially daniel day lewis. and daniel...
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second term. >> lincoln's speech used the word "i" one time. >> setting the bar very high. >> but i think we are at probably in this country at one of the most divisive polarized times we've had since the civil war and in that speech lincoln talked about we both pray to the same god, malice towards none, charity for all, and all of that, and i think this president, which i don't think will do, should come with a sense of humbleness, a sense of humility and a sense that basically the biggest problem he has in this country is the divisions that exist in this country that have only been made worse in the course of his presidency. age divisions, sex divisions, church divisions, all the divisions that exist in this country, he has to figure out a way to bring people together and solve some of the problems. >> which is why i think ping is a good example. he takes that and talks about inclusion. >> all well and good as long as you're talking about the broad values -- >> that's what an inaugural is. the state of the union is the policy. >> what do you expect to hear? >> oh, i think you'll h
second term. >> lincoln's speech used the word "i" one time. >> setting the bar very high. >> but i think we are at probably in this country at one of the most divisive polarized times we've had since the civil war and in that speech lincoln talked about we both pray to the same god, malice towards none, charity for all, and all of that, and i think this president, which i don't think will do, should come with a sense of humbleness, a sense of humility and a sense...
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this president loves president lincoln. if you're from the land of lincoln, you really like him. he likes talking about lincoln and this being the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation, what it meant for our country. >> how is he going to get through the impasse of getting stuff done here. how is he going to do what he wants to do with dr. king and abraham lincoln in the back of his mind? >> like dr. king, he's won a nobel peace prize, he's an international figure and the world's going to be watching tomorrow. by march you're going to have the fiscal debate. i think he has to push gun control quickly. and deal with an explosive international situation that's going on now in north africa, syria and iran. there's not a molt that he can rest. but he at least doesn't have to transition to washington, d.c.. this has been his home for four years and it will be his home for four more. >> americans continuing to be at war with the president isn't in the national interest? >> that remains to be seen. there are a lot of republicans in congress that aren't just not here for the
this president loves president lincoln. if you're from the land of lincoln, you really like him. he likes talking about lincoln and this being the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation, what it meant for our country. >> how is he going to get through the impasse of getting stuff done here. how is he going to do what he wants to do with dr. king and abraham lincoln in the back of his mind? >> like dr. king, he's won a nobel peace prize, he's an international figure and...
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remember that this was the moment when the dream that once echoed across history, from the steps of the lincoln memorial to finally reach the walls of the white house. [cheers and applause] it is that spirit that we not only inaugurates a new administration, we have the hope, vision, unity, and the renewed call to greatness inspired by the 44th president of the united states, barack obama. thank you and god bless america. at this time, i call upon dr. rick warren, pastor of a church in lake forest, california, to provide an invocation. [applause] >> let us pray. almighty god, our father, everything we see and everything we can't see exist because of you alone. it all comes from you and it all belongs to you and it all exists for your glory. history is your story. the scripture tells us that the lord is our god. the lord is one. you are compassionate and merciful one. you are loving to everyone you have made. today we rejoice in america's peaceful transfer of power for the 44th time. we celebrate a hinge point in history with the inauguration of our first african-american president of the united
remember that this was the moment when the dream that once echoed across history, from the steps of the lincoln memorial to finally reach the walls of the white house. [cheers and applause] it is that spirit that we not only inaugurates a new administration, we have the hope, vision, unity, and the renewed call to greatness inspired by the 44th president of the united states, barack obama. thank you and god bless america. at this time, i call upon dr. rick warren, pastor of a church in lake...
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to see jefferson, to see lincoln. it is just unreal. 150 years after the emancipation proclamation, almost 50 years after the march on washington, dr. king delivered the i have a dream speech, it says something about the distance we have come, the progress we have made and for him to make a speech that was so inclusive, it was about black people, white people, asian americans, latino, native americans, straight, gay, that we're one people. we're one family. we are one house. we all live in the american house. >> well, about that last point, congressman, we want to let you go and enjoy your lunch, we all do live in the same house and there you are. you have gone from the struggle earlier in your life to a warrior in the house of representatives. you have got an anxious american public watching. a lot of them would really like to see some folks getting along in washington. what are the prospects for that? >> the prospects are very bright. we're going to continue to work together and pull together, to look out for the co
to see jefferson, to see lincoln. it is just unreal. 150 years after the emancipation proclamation, almost 50 years after the march on washington, dr. king delivered the i have a dream speech, it says something about the distance we have come, the progress we have made and for him to make a speech that was so inclusive, it was about black people, white people, asian americans, latino, native americans, straight, gay, that we're one people. we're one family. we are one house. we all live in the...
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i that you three lincoln speeches in there. the house divided speech. no nation founded on principles of liberty can survive half slave, half free. and of and by and for the people. the interesting one was the president's 1862 famous message to the congress as our case is new, so must we think and act anew. and this was theme was applied during the speech. mostly a laundry list what he wanted to achieve in the next term and very little of it devoted to jobs, economy, deficit, debt spending and things that people are most concerned about. he devoted far more to equal pay, gay marriage, voting rights protection, immigration reform, gun control and certainly climate change than he did to any references to the big economic issues that the come tri combines. it struck me as a little odd, on this day fewer americans are working than when president obama took office four years ago and at the current pace of job creation it will take us 26 more months to get back just to the point of number of people working when we went into the recession in december of 2007 a
i that you three lincoln speeches in there. the house divided speech. no nation founded on principles of liberty can survive half slave, half free. and of and by and for the people. the interesting one was the president's 1862 famous message to the congress as our case is new, so must we think and act anew. and this was theme was applied during the speech. mostly a laundry list what he wanted to achieve in the next term and very little of it devoted to jobs, economy, deficit, debt spending and...
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he is a scholar of lincoln. he reads everything he can on him and he think the second inaugural of lincoln is one of the great documents over time. it's been quoted over time, with malice towards none speech. the fact that we'll have a lincoln bible there today and it's the 150th of the emancipation proclamation is something he's interested in. >> we heard he's frustrated over washington right now. we hear that republicans say he doesn't like us. and did you find him frustrated? did you find him eager? how would you find his state of mind? >> very eager to move forward and not fall into this second curse, you know, of a second term. i mean, he's got to -- recognizes in history, in second terms he recognizes people did great thing. bill clinton would not be a great bill clinton if he hadn't done the budget surplus at that term. and diplomacy for reagan's term. and maybe he'll do something in a climate change. something you could not have touched in the first term. he tried a few times. but i think that's somethin
he is a scholar of lincoln. he reads everything he can on him and he think the second inaugural of lincoln is one of the great documents over time. it's been quoted over time, with malice towards none speech. the fact that we'll have a lincoln bible there today and it's the 150th of the emancipation proclamation is something he's interested in. >> we heard he's frustrated over washington right now. we hear that republicans say he doesn't like us. and did you find him frustrated? did you...
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here abraham lincoln served his single term in congress, and john quincy adams, the only former president to return to serve in the house spoke out against slavery. today we also remember in event that took place outside the building but reverberated within. this year marks the 50th anniversary of the reverend r. luther king junior's march on washington, which spurred passage of the historic civil rights laws. we are honored to have with us a colleague, congressman john lewis, a speaker at that historic march. [applause] ongressman lewis' life exemplifies the courage and sacrifice that has made our nation great. please stand and take about what so we can all recognize you. [applause] -- take a bow so that we can all srecognize you. behind us, the painting we have chosen for this luncheon is at niagara falls. 6.is was painted in 1850 sike for me, niagara falls never fails to inspire a tremendous all of the natural beauty of our country. then and now, the mighty falls symbolize the grandeur, power, and possibility of america. i want to thank my former senate partner, hillary clinton for all
here abraham lincoln served his single term in congress, and john quincy adams, the only former president to return to serve in the house spoke out against slavery. today we also remember in event that took place outside the building but reverberated within. this year marks the 50th anniversary of the reverend r. luther king junior's march on washington, which spurred passage of the historic civil rights laws. we are honored to have with us a colleague, congressman john lewis, a speaker at that...
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we can do this had and for him now to be going out there, with the lincoln bible, and the mlk bible, 150 years ago. the emancipation proclamation, he could not be standing up there, barack obama a black man. and dr. king, without him, he would not be standing there. so the two men, he is there with both bibles. it's just a sense of conformation about what a country we are. >> despite the conformation and all the pomp and circumstances, the president needs to work with congress and the republican house that he has butted heads with so much, how do you think the president should address the bitter partisan divide that exists in washington in the speech? >> i was just reading franklin roosevelt's second inauguration speech and he was in the a similar situation to barack obama. the economy was struggling. and he did not give a speech that was designed to say, heal the nation's wounds and bring the nation together. he gave a surprisingly polarizing speech saying we have a ways to go. we have got a -- it's not about more for those who already have much. it's about helping those who have no
we can do this had and for him now to be going out there, with the lincoln bible, and the mlk bible, 150 years ago. the emancipation proclamation, he could not be standing up there, barack obama a black man. and dr. king, without him, he would not be standing there. so the two men, he is there with both bibles. it's just a sense of conformation about what a country we are. >> despite the conformation and all the pomp and circumstances, the president needs to work with congress and the...
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president lincoln called it a sign that the union would go on. the dome is capped by what is known as the statue of freedom. this is also 150 years old this year. and the remarkable thing about this is that this statue was cast by philip reid who was, when he we began the work, a slave. but while the work was ongoing, he was freed by the district of columbia emancipation proclamation of 1862 which preceded the president's emancipation proclamation by about nine months. by the time the statue of freedom was completed, the man who was casting it, philip reid was free as well. a remarkable bit of american history as we looked on today, martin luther king day and the second inauguration of president barack obama. bob schieffer, we have so many of the house leadership, the senate leadership, the republicans and the democrats in the same room, i'm sure there are a lot of people at home who think they should just lock the doors until they come out with a budget. but what do you think is going on in that room? how much comedy can there be among these peo
president lincoln called it a sign that the union would go on. the dome is capped by what is known as the statue of freedom. this is also 150 years old this year. and the remarkable thing about this is that this statue was cast by philip reid who was, when he we began the work, a slave. but while the work was ongoing, he was freed by the district of columbia emancipation proclamation of 1862 which preceded the president's emancipation proclamation by about nine months. by the time the statue of...